atop

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These influencers play to audiences largely made up of people who want to be seen atop the moral high ground without putting in the deliberative intellectual work to get there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

A red, white and blue spire sits atop the multistory tower.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The crew will fly aboard the Orion spacecraft, perched atop NASA's powerful SLS rocket.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

We stood atop a dirt patch next to a crumbling curb.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

But I have no idea what it would be doing here, in this house, atop that table, typed on a crisp white envelope.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish